Well, don't know if this will work. Never uploaded a pic on a forum in my life. If it posts, then I'll give a follow up.
Prophet butt pad
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Well, don't know if this will work. Never uploaded a pic on a forum in my life. If it posts, then I'll give a follow up.
And now that it worked, heres what I made for a butt pad for the RTI Prophet I got from Tony @ Talon Tunes. I really liked the rifle except for the ability to shoulder it. It sucked. So I took some dimensions off my others and this is what I came up with. I actually made an adjustable pad from aluminum first then when I determined what was comfortable for placement I went ahead and made one from delrin plastic I found on ebay. It makes this gun SO nice to shoot. It's a 22. Only have a tin through it but I liked it enough to break the bank and buy a Hawke Frontier scope. And hunting season is just around the corner. This is gonna be fun.
John
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Nice work.
Been thinking of just dropping the length a little farther to better fit me.
I don't mind the flat "pad", but yeah, a nice curve would be better.
Mike
Been thinking of just dropping the length a little farther to better fit me.
I don't mind the flat "pad", but yeah, a nice curve would be better.
Mike
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I just got a Prophet and was wanting to go with a butt pad of some kind. Hope you don't mind if I use yours as a pattern.
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It's better than 'factory'.
Looks awesome and you've provided access holes for the hammer adjustment AND bleeder, Super.
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Thank you everyone for the kind words. I really did want it to look like it came that way and wasn't an add-on. This is my first "tactical style????" rifle and I like the way it looks and didn't want it to look cheap with that addition. This sport, AGN, and its people sure is a lot of fun. Thanks
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The rearward offset of your creation would be cool for me because it would allow me to have a cheek weld behind the magazine. I made an adjustable, up-down and cant, for my Taipan Vet Long and works quite well but not polished like yours.
Maybe a good project for me today.
Maybe a good project for me today.
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Just moved the BugBuster rearward on my RTI Prophet Performance Compact and there's not near enough eye-relief to have a cheek weld behind the magazine. Damnit.
I am stuck AND blessed
with a great critter sniper rig.
I am stuck AND blessed
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So just out of curiosity, what height do you Prophet owners have for your scope rings. That's was a huge driving factor behind the pad. If I went up more with the scope then for me it might have been good enough to get away with. Seen as I all ready have a riser on the rail I decided to go the long route and make the pad. Glad I did. But, I will not tell you the time involved to make it. The learning curve was tough.
John
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MikeH, I'm right there with you about the cheek weld. I was hoping you could pull it off so I could copy yours For me its just getting use to each guns pros and cons. And yes, what a great critter rig.
For me its just getting use to each guns pros and cons. And yes, what a great critter rig.Upvote 0
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My rings are medium with the BugBuster 3-9 x32.
The cheek weld, which I am accustomed to, is forward of the mag and leaves the magazine behind and under my ear. It works and a few hundred starling can't testify to that.
Now knowing what happens with eye-relief I may just make a butt pad dropper and not increase LOP. The gun is quite great right now but NO HARM in experimenting with ergonomics!!! Could put high mount under the BugBuster but I've already been on a vehicle and camera spending spree, oh Zeiss binoculars too.
The cheek weld, which I am accustomed to, is forward of the mag and leaves the magazine behind and under my ear. It works and a few hundred starling can't testify to that
.Now knowing what happens with eye-relief I may just make a butt pad dropper and not increase LOP. The gun is quite great right now but NO HARM in experimenting with ergonomics!!! Could put high mount under the BugBuster but I've already been on a vehicle and camera spending spree, oh Zeiss binoculars too.
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Don't mean to hijack!!! Your creation is polished and pretty but I got through the ergonomic hassle using some basic materials and it works.
Me and 100 other guys want to buy your work but I am 100% sure you don't want to do that
Me and 100 other guys want to buy your work but I am 100% sure you don't want to do that
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Actually, MikeH, the whole time this was going on I was thinking of how to streamline the process. And I might be able to do that. My first thought was that it might be more cost effective for the 3d printer crowd to produce this. But not knowing anything about 3d printing I cant say. I would be willing to share any dimension info with anyone who has a Prophet. As far as the one I made, there are imperfections. The camera is good at hiding mistakes. All be it small, they are there. Also, this was my first experience with machining Delrin. And I'm not a machinist. Small fabrication business is my game. Also had to drill and tap the stock butt stock to accept the new one. All that being said I will look at re-programing the milling process this weekend and see what I come up with.
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It does seem like a great candidate for 3D but I am not that guy, unfortunately. The machined delrin, seems to me, makes a prettier product,
Drilling and tapping the but stock is easy enough.
Anyways your work is awesome.
Drilling and tapping the but stock is easy enough.
Anyways your work is awesome.
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I just bought my 1st PCP - RTI Performance COMPACT - and also having trouble shouldering it. If I get the RTI's flat butt plate well into my shoulder, I have to crank my head over, way beyond comfortable, to look thru the scope. Looks like your design will cure that. ARE YOU SELLING THE BUTT PADS YET?
Bill R
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I got a delrin one off ebay that is similar. Still slick on the shoulder but places your cheekweld better when compared to where the magazine is.
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